Bhopal, June 5 -- Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday planted saplings at Smart City Park on the occassion of World Environment Day.

Chouhan pledged to plant trees under PM Modi's 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign and has been doing so for around five and a half years now.

"I plant trees every day. Today, everyone is planting across the country as per PM Modi's 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign... We have to act to protect our environment. I pledged to plant trees and have been doing so for around five and a half years now," he told ANI.

World Environment Day (WED) is observed every year on June 5. It was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 during the Stockholm Conference on...